Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Popkum Starbucks making progress, but opening delayed by 2 months
**Update at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday: A Starbucks spokesperson for Canada and U.S., Leanna Rizzi, says she has no confirmed opening date for the Popkum Starbucks at 52964 Yale Road.** POPKUM - Chilliwack's...
Oct 24, 2023
Next Chilliwack school board meeting will be virtual due to safety concerns
CHILLIWACK - Following a rowdy protest between pro-SOGI and anti-SOGI individuals earlier this month that turned ugly at times outside the district office, the next Chilliwack school board meeting wil...
Oct 23, 2023
City of Chilliwack looking for feedback on city's curbside collection program
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says it is seeking feedback from Chilliwack residents who participate in the city's curbside collection program as part of a comprehensive review of the program the...
Oct 23, 2023
RCMP, firefighters respond to fire in Agassiz; blaze could be suspicious
CHILLIWACK - Multiple fire engines from the Agassiz Fire Department and Popkum Fire Department responded to the report of a mobile home on fire Monday morning (Oct. 23) just northeast of the Agassiz-R...
Oct 23, 2023
BC Highway Patrol officer in Chilliwack stops the highest number of distracted drivers in all of BC in 2022
CHILLIWACK - One hundred police officers across the province were recently honored for their exemplary efforts to enforce distracted driving laws in 2022. But one constable from BC Highway Patrol in C...
Oct 23, 2023
Demolition of Williams Street church to wrap up following fire in September; cause of fire unknown
CHILLIWACK - Demolition and removal of what's left of a church on Williams Street should wrap up this month following a devastating fire that burned most of the 75-year-old church to the ground. Multi...
Oct 23, 2023
Prolific shoplifter arrested after threatening store manager with knife: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mission RCMP say they have arrested a 34-year-old male after he allegedly issued threats against the manager of a large retail store in Mission. According to a statement from Constable Harri...
Oct 23, 2023
Snow is on the way for the Coquihalla Highway this week
CHILLIWACK - It's that time of year again. Snow is returning to high-altitude highways in parts of British Columbia as a slow moving arctic front is expected to bring freezing levels down to highway l...
Oct 22, 2023
Palestine supporters march in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of Palestine supporters gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery in the city's downtown yesterday.Among them was Mohammed Zaqout, who said he has been living in a state of worry...
Oct 22, 2023
Avian flu detected at Chilliwack farm
CHILLIWACK - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says avian flu has been detected on a commercial poultry farm in Chilliwack.The H-5-N-1 strain, which is spread through contact with an infected bird o...
Oct 22, 2023